Venting Nothing is fun anymore

[Codename_Joryu]

I literally wasted my entire day because nothing brings me happiness anymore and I have no desire to even try. There are so many games I wanted to play, but they are just collecting dust in my steam library now, I can't focus on any movie/show I'm watching, I used to love cooking but now I can't even bring myself to make even the most simple meal, I was planning to do some exercise today but I can't even get out of my bed, I wanted to work on a cosplay I'm making but I stopped after like 5 minutes. I feel so fucking terrible because of it, all I do is work all the time and on my days off I can't even relax and get my mind off things, because every single thing I used to love is now boring and feels like a chore.

 

[Andrew10]

Welcome to the club, I understand perfectly this feeling just like many here, before I used to perceive life in a different way, I used to be full of energy and motivated to do anything, I used to feel excited about things and be anxious for the next day, things that I used to love now make me feel nothing. First I feel that my life is not like before but honestly another part of me simply believes that all this time I was living a lie, I was not aware of how this world really was. A lot of shit can take away your motivation and desire to do anything, even simple things like taking a shower or getting out of bed can be extremely challenging. Whatever events happened in your life that caused you to end up on this site I want to give you a mini detail, from afar I want to wish you the best and send you all the support whatever the path you chose, we are in the same situation now and I know it is not much but at least give you a little detail to accompany you on your day. A big hug from afar and stay strong my friend .

 

[Atsushi.Ame]

I feel the exact same way and I am so sorry. I truly think capitalism and work culture has sucked the joy out of everything. My only reason for living right now is my job- everything I used to love feels boring and I feel like I am bad at it. I come home wanting to die everyday after the workday.

If you're open to advice, the best advice I can offer you is to try and be proud of the things you do even the small ones. I worked on art for around 10 minutes today and the rest I was stuck in bed. I still got those 10 minutes done. You still got those 5 minutes done of cosplay. Additonally, rest is so important- even if its bedrotting. Sometimes when I take the shame out of "not doing anything" and just allow myself to be in bed for a few hours- I feel more motivated to do other things and then I end up enjoying playing video games, watching something, etc.

Remember that productivity is not our purpose- it's okay to rest and recharge. Wishing you peace <3

 

[ShatteredSerenity]

Yeah, anhedonia feels horrible. Nothing brings me pleasure or satisfaction anymore, so I just lay in bed and sleep half the time. There's nothing in life worth living for when it feels like that. I wish I knew how to make it go away because it's killing me.

 

[Codename_Joryu]

I feel the exact same way and I am so sorry. I truly think capitalism and work culture has sucked the joy out of everything. My only reason for living right now is my job- everything I used to love feels boring and I feel like I am bad at it. I come home wanting to die everyday after the workday.

If you're open to advice, the best advice I can offer you is to try and be proud of the things you do even the small ones. I worked on art for around 10 minutes today and the rest I was stuck in bed. I still got those 10 minutes done. You still got those 5 minutes done of cosplay. Additonally, rest is so important- even if its bedrotting. Sometimes when I take the shame out of "not doing anything" and just allow myself to be in bed for a few hours- I feel more motivated to do other things and then I end up enjoying playing video games, watching something, etc.

Remember that productivity is not our purpose- it's okay to rest and recharge. Wishing you peace <3

I wish I could be proud of myself. No matter how hard I try, even to the point where I feel like I'm going to pass out from exhaustion, I never feel like I'm good enough, like I could do a lot better. I think it's because my parents used to talk shit about me and compare me to everyone else my entire life and because of that I can never be satisfied with what I do, even though I can clearly see that I have made a lot of progress.

 

[MatrixPrisoner]

I believe there is a correlation between anhedonia and dystopia. And anyone that cannot see that dystopia has half its foot in the door already is probably blind in both eyes.

 

[FoxSauce]

I literally wasted my entire day because nothing brings me happiness anymore and I have no desire to even try. There are so many games I wanted to play, but they are just collecting dust in my steam library now, I can't focus on any movie/show I'm watching, I used to love cooking but now I can't even bring myself to make even the most simple meal, I was planning to do some exercise today but I can't even get out of my bed, I wanted to work on a cosplay I'm making but I stopped after like 5 minutes. I feel so fucking terrible because of it, all I do is work all the time and on my days off I can't even relax and get my mind off things, because every single thing I used to love is now boring and feels like a chore.

I totally understand where your coming from believe me. Your not alone dude
Take it slow at least if you did one small thing today. Pat yourself on the back, it may be difficult but takes time. Plus if you need for a moment step back and just do nothing and it helps then do so. And your feeling is super valid dont forget

Virtual hug for you!